Seismic compliance data by county for general acute care hospitals

Data for seismic compliance in general acute care hospitals is grouped by counties. All general acute care hospital buildings are assigned a Structural Performance Category (SPC) which measures the probable seismic performance of building structural systems. Building structural systems include beams, columns, shear walls, slabs, and foundations. SPC ratings range from 1 to 5 with SPC 1 assigned to buildings that may be at risk of collapse during a strong earthquake and SPC 5 assigned to buildings reasonably capable of providing services to the public following a strong earthquake. State law requires all SPC 1 buildings to be removed from providing general acute care services by January 1, 2020, unless an approved extension has been granted, and all SPC 2 buildings to be removed from providing general acute care services by January 1, 2030. A hospital facility meets the January 1, 2030 requirements if all the general acute care buildings on campus are SPC and NPC compliant. 2030 compliant SPC ratings are either SPC 3, 4, 4D, or 5. 2030 compliant NPC ratings is NPC 5. Data is provided for both hospital facilities and hospital buildings. Data is updated approximately every two weeks.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Contact Email [email protected]
Program Department of Health Care Access and Information/Office of Statewide Hospital Planning and Development
Homepage URL https://hcai.ca.gov/facilities/building-safety/seismic-compliance-and-safety/
Temporal Coverage

Data is current as of posting data

Spatial/Geographic Coverage

California

Geographic Granularity County
Language English (EN)
Frequency Biweekly
Data Collection Tool

SQL/Excel/VBA

License Terms of Use
Limitations Use of this data is subject to the CHHS Terms of Use and any copyright and proprietary notices incorporated in or accompanying the individual files.
Additional Information

County and regional studies on Healthcare facilities construction.

Related Resources

Structural and Non-Structural Performance Categories: https://hcai.ca.gov/facilities/building-safety/seismic-compliance-and-safety/seismic-performance-ratings

Secondary Sources

None

Citation

HCAI/Facilities Development Division, Healthcare Construction Cost Data

Last Updated March 15, 2024, 23:54 (UTC)